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Stings with rockets .

Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2017 2:23 pm
by Warmi
TL Ultralight apparently signed some kind of deal with Iraq for delivery of “a large number of our aircraft to Iraq.”.
Wonder what sort of deal , some kind of basic flight Air Force cadet training ?

http://www.tl-ultralight.cz/en/news/tl- ... raq.-11855

Re: Stings with rockets .

Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2017 2:20 pm
by Jim Hardin
Probably for use as a light ground attack aircraft :wink:

Re: Stings with rockets .

Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2017 10:53 am
by MrMorden
Hmm...where does it say anything about rockets? I'm guessing it's for military primary training.

Though firing rockets from an LSA would be pretty darned fun!

Re: Stings with rockets .

Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2017 11:23 am
by drseti
MrMorden wrote:Though firing rockets from an LSA would be pretty darned fun!
Not as much fun as firing rockets at an LSA! :mrgreen:

Re: Stings with rockets .

Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2017 12:36 pm
by Wm.Ince
MrMorden wrote:. . . Though firing rockets from an LSA would be pretty darned fun!
Until one hangs up inside the pod. That would be one wild ride. Those rocket motors only burn for a few seconds though. :D

Re: Stings with rockets .

Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2017 2:08 pm
by MrMorden
Wm.Ince wrote:
MrMorden wrote:. . . Though firing rockets from an LSA would be pretty darned fun!
Until one hangs up inside the pod. That would be one wild ride. Those rocket motors only burn for a few seconds though. :D
JATO!!! :D

Just keep that opposite rudder floored, LOL.

Re: Stings with rockets .

Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2017 2:09 pm
by MrMorden
Wm.Ince wrote:
MrMorden wrote:. . . Though firing rockets from an LSA would be pretty darned fun!
Until one hangs up inside the pod. That would be one wild ride. Those rocket motors only burn for a few seconds though. :D
I'd suggest a minigun instead, but you've told me how you feel about that. ;)

Re: Stings with rockets .

Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2017 10:05 am
by Jim Hardin
At 1320# you will need helium filled rockets :wink:

But primary training is the likely use then the surviving class members would move up to a jet trainer.

Re: Stings with rockets .

Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2017 10:11 am
by Warmi
Jim Hardin wrote:At 1320# you will need helium filled rockets :wink:

But primary training is the likely use then the surviving class members would move up to a jet trainer.
Stings are such docile planes that as long as you can manage to get into one without getting injured on the way , the rest is nice, safe and easy ...

Re: Stings with rockets .

Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2017 10:34 am
by MrMorden
Jim Hardin wrote:At 1320# you will need helium filled rockets :wink:
But think of the RANGE on those puppies! :)

Re: Stings with rockets .

Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2017 1:03 pm
by smutny
It's been done before....

Bazzoka armed L-4
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Although the MFI-9 has a max speed a couple mph too high for LSA, the gross is only about 1250lbs.
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Re: Stings with rockets .

Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2017 1:23 pm
by MrMorden
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Re: Stings with rockets .

Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2017 7:46 pm
by Scooper
A couple of the photos show the group inspecting the engine installation and seating in the new Stream model. That is a tandem seater with retractable landing gear, which looks alot like it's purpose built as a military trainer. Put a couple of hard points in the wing structure and you've got a relatively inexpensive ground attack aircraft.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvbqo2eD8eo

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Re: Stings with rockets .

Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2017 8:14 pm
by Warmi
Hmm .. not sure. It seems like I could shoot down a plane like that with a Glock :D

Btw. TL Ultralight imho tends to make very good looking planes but ...the new Stream, I don't know ,it seems rather ugly.

Re: Stings with rockets .

Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2017 8:37 pm
by smutny
All joking aside, I highly doubt these are even for the IQAF. They have their primary trainer in the Lasta 95 already. This looks more like the start of a GA presence in Iraq.